Posted by
Ed Barajas on Thursday, September 14, 2006 10:06:52 PM
I just returned from a two weeks stay in New Mexico with my family. During that time I had to listen to and read the antique media because I didn't take my laptop with me and was without internet access. Thank God for Rush Limbaugh!
The conventional wisdom according to the MSM seems to be that the Democrats are sure to win the November elections. I've known some old people who swore they could predict the weather based on how their bunions felt. They would often be more accurate than the weatherman. Well, my political bunions in the form of my family, are telling me that the MSM and the left are going to be in for a rude awakening next November.
My family is old fashion Democrat to the core. Any of them would rather jump off a bridge than vote Republican. I approach political discussions with them with great caution. This time however I noticed a distinct dissatisfaction on their part regarding the Democratic party. My parents made several references to the party's lack of core values and beliefs. They didn't state it in such terms. It was more like "What the heck do they stand for other than being against Bush?" They were much more open to my ideas than at any time in the recent past.
My parents, aunts, uncles, etc. are all Hispanic and proud of it. But they are all Americans first and very proud of it. They are completely disgusted with the immigration issue, but not in the sense that many would think. They believe that illegal aliens have taken over that part of the country and now have more rights than they do. This, by the way, is the view of many Mexican-Americans. My Dad expressed a dislike for New Mexico Governor Richardson, himself an Hispanic. Would somebody please tell both parties to understand the "Latino vote" before courting it?
So let the pundits and other assorted experts make their predictions and observations. Something tells me things are not as those pundits see them.